the mad sports man

 The flame is out. Closing speeches made. Last medals handed out. Handover made. The winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina D'ampezzo are officially done. Next up the 2028 summer games followed by the 2030 winter Games in the French Alps.

 The US wins gold in men's hockey, beating Canada 2-1 in overtime. That finishes competition with  5g, 7s, 9b for 21 total. Coming up are the closing ceremony.

 ... Valerie Maltais and Steven Dubois. Both have won medals here. Congratulations to both.

 The team of Brad Jacobs, Mark Kennedy, Brett Gallant, Ben Hebert and alternate Tyler Tardi has won men's curling gold, beating Great Britain 9-6. Yippee. That is now 5g, 6s, and 9b for 20 total. Yes!!

 This in the women's mass start. It's Ivanie Blondin who gets the silver. That is now 4g, 6s and 9b for 19 total. We're finishing with over 20. 

 The team of Rachel Homan, Tracy Fleury, Emma Miskew, Sarah Wilkes and alternate Rachelle Brown have a bronze medal after beating the United States 10-7 in the bronze medal game. That is now 4g 5s and 9b for 18 total.

 The 1989-90 NHL season had 21 teams and an 80 game schedule. Highlights include: 1. June 16 1989, St Louis signs Curtis Joseph. 2. January 20 1990, Bernie Nicholls traded to New York Rangers. 3. January 30 1990 Wayne Gretzky records 11th straight 109 point season. 4. March 31 1990, Brett Hull sets right wing record with 72nd goal of season. 5. October 15, 1989 Wayne Gretzky passes Gordie Howe for most NHL points. 6. December 6 1989, Larry Robinson records 200th career goal without recording a 20 goal season. 7. June 15, 1989, Adam Oates traded from Detroit to St Louis. Bernie Federko goes to Detroit.  8. March 31 1990, Joe Sakic first to record 100 points with a last place team. 9. Quebec first to use 7 goalies in a season. Playoffs. DSF: Boston 4 Hartford 3, Montreal 4 Buffalo 2, New York Rangers 4 New York Islanders 1, Washington 4 New Jersey 2, Chicago 4 Minnesota 3, St Louis 4 Toronto 1, Los Angeles 4 Calgary 2, Edmonton 4 Winnipeg 3. DF: Boston 4 Montreal 1, Washington 4...

 This from Brendan McKay. Sweet. That is now 4g, 5s, and 8b for 17 total. More to come.

 Valerie Maltais has a bronze to her collection, this one in the 1500m speed skating event. That is now 4g, 5s, 7b for 16 total.

 Canada way two minutes away from winning, until the US ties it at one. The US just won gold in overtime 2-1. Canada settles for silver. That's now 4g, 5s, 6b for 15 total.

 Steven Dubois has just won gold in the men's 500m short track speed skating race. His second medal here and Canada's 4th. That's now 4g, 4s, 6 b for 14 total.

 The team of Courtney Sarault, Kim Boutin, Florence Brunell and Danae Blais has taken bronze in the short track 3000m relay. Woohoo. That is now 3g, 4s, 6b for 13 total. And more coming.

 The speed skating team of Valerie Maltais, Ivanie Blondin and Isabelle Weidman has Canada's third golf, beating the Netherlands in the pursuit final. That is now 3g, 4s, 5 b for 12 total. Yeeeees!!!!

 Meghan Oldham has a gold medal in freestyle skiing big air. This after some gusty and snowy conditions delayed it. That is now 2g, 4s and 5b for 11 total. Let's get more.

 Courtney Sarault now has a silver in her collection in the women's 1000m speed skating.  Now it's 1g, 4s and 5b for 10 total. Excellent 

 Yes, Canada has a gold and it's Mikael Kingsbury in moguls dual. Won it convincingly I think. That is now 1g, 3s, 5b for 9 total. Hopefully more.

 This to Laurent Dubreuil in the men's 500m. This after missing the podium by 0.03s in 2022. That is now 3s and 5b for 8 total.

 This one to Courtney Sarault in the women's 500m. Came from behind to get the medal. That is now 3s and 4b for 7 total. 

 This silver goes to Eliot Grondin. Missed gold by 3/100th of a second. That is now 3s and 3b for 6 total.  Good day so far

 Mikael Kingsbury has a silver in moguls. He was tied with an Australian for first. Tiebreaker was highest turns score (?) and the Aussie had it. That is now 2s and 3b.

 Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier have a bronze in the ice dance part of figure skating.  Tessa's. That is now 1s and 3b for 4 total. Yippee!!!

 The mixed team of Courtney Sarault, Kim Boutin, Florence Brunell, Felix Roussel, William Dandjinou and Steven Dubois have a silver in the short track mixed relay race. That is now 1s and 2b for 3 total. Woohoo.

 Meghan Oldham has Canada's second bronze, this one in snowboarding slopes style. Two bronze so far at these games.

 It was Seattle Seahawks from the start. Took to the 4th quarter to get some touchdowns. Jason Myers had 5 field goals - a super Bowl record. Defense had 7 sacks and caused 5 turnovers. A complete game. The Seahawks beat the New England Patriots 29-13 to win Super Bowl LX and their second ever one.  Congratulations to the Seahawks.

 Valerie Maltais has Canada's first medal, and it's bronze in the women's 3000m speed skating medal. Nice way to start.

 The cauldron has been lit. Speeches have been made. The parade of nations were 92 nations long. The opening ceremony was pretty good, spread out through four locales.  The lighting of the cauldron was one of the neater ways of lighting.  The games have officially underway. Enjoy the next 16 days.